Longwood Women S Basketball 2005-06 Lancer Game Notes
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Longwood Women s Basketball 2005-06 Lancer Game Notes - Game 22 - February 1, 7:00 p.m. Liberty Lady Flames (12-55) @ Longwood Lancers (7-114) Farmville, Va./Willett Hall Top Story: Longwood welcomes Big South Conference member Liberty to Willett Hall this evening. The Lancers come into the contest with a 7-14 overall record after earning an 82-77 win at IPFW, while the Lady Flames cur- rently hold 12-5 record after defeating Birmingham-Southern 51-40 in their last contest. LU’s Probable Starters Ht. Yr. ppg rpg Liberty’s Probable Starters Ht. Yr. ppg rpg F - 10 Ashley Mason 5-10 Sr. 17.9 8.8 F - 15 Karolina Piotrkiewicz 6-3 Jr. 7.8 8.1 F - 20 Amber Mason 5-10 Sr. 11.7 5.5 F - 42 Moriah Frazee 6-3 Fr. 7.3 5.3 C - 30 Anna Steg 6-1 Fr. 6.2 3.9 G - 03 Roli Ann Nikagbatse 5-9 So. 4.8 2.9 G - 23 Jessica Wilkerson 5-7 Sr. 4.3 2.1 G - 04 Courtney Watkins 5-10 So. 5.0 2.3 G - 33 Abigail Freese 5-5 Jr. 5.7 1.8 G - 10 Allyson Fasnacht 5-8 So. 5.8 2.1 2005-006 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result November January 18 (Fri.) Maryland-Eastern Shore* W, 72-58 5 (Thu.) @Charleston Southern W, 70-55 19 (Sat.) Florida International* L, 72-55 7 (Sat.) @Winthrop L, 67-58 22 (Tue.) Wright State L, 80-77 10 (Tue.) UNC Asheville W, 77-71 25 (Fri.) @UNC Greensboro# W, 69-66 14 (Sat.) IPFW W, 86-69 26 (Sat.) vs. East Carolina# L, 73-59 19 (Thu.) @Norfolk State L, 67-61 29 (Tue.) William and Mary L, 82-58 22 (Sun.) @Boston College L, 85-29 December 25 (Wed.) Elon L, 62-61 3 (Sat.) @UMBC L, 71-51 28 (Sat.) @IPFW W, 82-77 7 (Wed.) @James Madison L, 76-60 February 10 (Sat.) @High Point L, 76-68 1 (Wed.) Liberty 7:00 17 (Sat.) Morgan State W, 91-78 7 (Tue.) Southern Virginia 7:00 20 (Mon.) @Georgia Tech L, 81-41 9 (Thur.) Virginia Union 7:00 28 (Wed.) @Virginia Tech% L, 89-70 14 (Tue.) @Virginia 7:00 29 (Thu.) vs. Marshall % L, 76-66 16 (Thu.) @Maryland-Eastern Shore 7:00 21 (Thu.) @South Carolina 7:00 25 (Sat.) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4:00 * Lancer Invitational; #UNC Greensboro Tournament, % Virginia Tech Tournament Longwood Women s Basketball 2005-06 Lancer Game Notes COACHES CORNER The Atkinson File Nikki Atkinson, a four-year starter at Longwood from 1993-97, Who: Nikki Atkinson became interim head coach effective What: 7th head coach in the 36-year history of Longwood January 1st after the retirement of University women’s basketball Shirley Duncan on December 31, When Appointed: January 1, 2006 2005. Birthplace: Salem, Va. Atkinson returned to her alma Year at Longwood: 3rd year overall; first year as interim head coach mater just two years ago as an Alma Mater / Year: Longwood / 1997 assistant coach following four years Degrees: as the head women’s basketball • Bachelor of Science in Biology and Anthropology coach and senior woman administra- Longwood University, 1997 tor (SWA) at West Virginia Wesleyan • Master of Science in Athletic Coaching Education West Virginia University, 2002 College (1999-2003). Collegiate Coaching Experience: During Atkinson’s four seasons at West Virginia • Longwood University; Interim Head Coach, 2006-present Wesleyan, the Bobcats went 60-53 overall with a 46-27 • Longwood University; Associate Head Coach, 2003-2005 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) • West Virginia Wesleyan; Head Coach, 1999-2003 record. Wesleyan finished 19-10 during 2002-03 (best Accolades As a Longwood Player: • 1995-96, 1996-97 Kodak/WBCA Honorable Mention All- record since 1989), runners-up in the WVIAC at 14-4, and America earning the program’s first conference tournament semifi- • 1996-97 Murphy Osborne Award nal berth in 17 years. As the institution’s SWA, Atkinson • Henry I. Willett Scholar Athlete-Award coordinated administrative aspects for the 17-sport pro- • 1995-96, 1996-97 Longwood Female Athlete of the Year gram, including NCAA compliance and the facilitation of • 1995-96, 1996-97 First-Team Carolina-Virginia Athletic Conference the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC). She • 1995-96 Virginia Sports Information Directors First-Team All- founded and served as an advisor for the school’s chapter State of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and served as an Other Achievements instructor in physical education at WVWC. She also served • Played professionally in Sweden with the Bankeryd as chairperson of the WVIAC women’s basketball coaches Basketball Club of the Division I-Professional League of Sweden (1998-99) committee from 2001-03. As a player at Longwood (Nikki Hall), Atkinson scored 1,499 career points (fourth all-time) during her career and Assistant Coach Jenerrie Everette earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in 1996 and Jenerrie Everette is in her first season as an assistant 1997, along with Academic All-America accolades in 1997. coach for women’s basketball at Longwood University She started all 115 games she played in (84-31), earning during 2005-06. Everette played collegiately at the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) player of the University of Kentucky, and most-recently served as a year honors in 1997 -- the same year she was awarded varsity assistant coach at Northland High School in the CVAC’s Murphy Osbourn Award -- the league’s highest Columbus, Ohio during 2004-05. academic honor. In addition to her 1,499 career points, she totaled a school-record 289 steals, along with 571 Assistant Coach Nathan Fortener rebounds, 506 assists (2nd) and 96 three-point field goals (4th). Nathan Fortener is in his first season as an assistant A native of Salem, Virginia, Atkinson is married to Jon coach for women’s basketball at Longwood University dur- Atkinson, head men’s soccer coach at Longwood. She ing 2005-06. Fortener, a two-year member of the Lancer earned her master of science degree in athletic coaching men’s basketball team, currently is an administrative and education from West Virginia University in 2002 as well. technical assistant with disability services at Longwood. Assistant Coach Kellie Robinson Kellie Robinson is in her first season as an assistant coach for women’s basketball at Longwood University dur- ing 2005-06. Robinson played collegiately at Cal Poly and most-recently served as the strength and conditioning coach for the women’s basketball team at her alma mater. Longwood Women s Basketball 2005-06 Lancer Game Notes At A Glance Facts and Figures From The Center Circle Longwoods’ Record When ... History 101: Longwood and Liberty are meeting for the 25th time overall tonight. Scoring below 60 points: 0-7 The Lancers currently hold a 15-9 edge in the all-time series. In the last meeting between Scoring 60-69 Points: 1-5 the two schools, the Lady Flames defeated the Lancers 76-58 (January 20, 2005). Scoring 70-79 Points: 3-2 Scoring 80+ Points: 3-0 A Recap of LU’s Last Game: Longwood University earned an 82-77 women’s basketball victory Playing in November: 2-4 over IPFW this afternoon at the Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. The win improves the Playing in December: 1-5 Lancers record to 7-14 and breaks a three-game losing skid, while the loss drops the Mastodons Playing in January: 4-4 overall record to 2-17. Longwood was led by senior forward Ashley Mason who scored a career- Playing in February: 0-0 high 34 points and added nine rebounds, three assists and one block. Trailing at half: 0-10 It was a closely played game over the first seven minutes of the contest, with neither team Tied at half: 1-0 able to pull ahead by more than three points, but with IPFW leading 17-16 at the 14:07 mark, Leading at half: 6-4 Longwood used an 8-2 run to capture a five-point advantage at 24-19 with 11:35 remaining in the A LU player scoring 20+: 5-7 first half. The Mastodons were able to cut the Lancers lead to one using a quick 4-0 spurt, but A LU player scoring 30+: 1-0 Longwood responded scoring the next 12 out of 13 points of the game to gain a double-digit lead A player has 10+ assists: 0-0 at 35-25 at the 6:37 mark. Freshman center Anna Steg capped off the run hitting two free A player has 10+ rebounds: 3-6 throws. The team has 30+ rebounds: 6-10 Longwood continued to keep IPFW at bay and pushed its lead to 13, its largest of the half, The team has 40+ rebounds: 4-3 after Ashley Mason sank two free throws with 1:26 remaining before halftime. Julian Hohne of The team has 50+ rebounds: 0-0 IPFW hit two free throws to cut the Lancers halftime lead to 44-33. Outrebounding opponents: 2-3 Longwood continued to hold its lead above double-digits in the second stanza, including a 15-point LU was outrebounded: 4-11 advantage; its largest of the game, at the 12:02 mark. Steg gave the Lancers their biggest lead The team shooting below 40%: 0-10 at 61-46 after she made a layup on an assist by senior forward Amber Mason. The team shooting above 40%: 7-4 With the score 66-52, IPFW slowly started to chip away at the lead.